Wire article



June 21, 1938.. J, PINSK S 2,121,403

WIRE ARTICLE Filed Nov. 10, 1937 3 Sheets-Sheet l Invenfor June 21,1938.A .NSK 2,121,403

WIRE ARTICLE Inventor 27551702 Zd/bw/as 4L pzmwtmm Afforneys June 21,1938. J. LAPINSKAS 2,121,403

WIRE ARTICLE Filed Nov. 10, 1957 s Sheets-Sheet s I V g q A iiorneysPatented June 21, 1938 l i I v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WIRE ARTICLEJoseph Lapinskas, Cicero, Ill. Application November 10, 1937, Serial No.173,929

3 Claims. (Cl. 2451) The present invention relates to new andusecuredtogether in any suitablemanner, as at 1. ml improvements in wirearticles and has for Spaced, concentric wire rings 8 are mounted on oneof its important objects to provide, in a the wires 5. Journalled on thering 8 for swing- -manner as hereinafter set forth, a device of this ingmovement in a vertical plane is a plurality character which is capableof assuming various of wire loops 9 which are preferably of substannovelshapes and which is adapted for a number tially the shape shown toadvantages in Fig. l of different uses, such as a basket'or receptacle.of the drawings. The loops 9, it will be noted. a support, etc. are.slidably interconnected for operation in uni- Another important objectof the invention is son. on their free ends the loops 9 are twisted in mto provide a wire article of the aforementioned a manner to form eyesill.

character embodying a novel construction and The upper unit i of thearticle comprises a ring arrangement of bottom or base. I I of suitableheavy wire. Journalled on the ring Still another very important objectof the in- Ii for swinging movement in a vertical plane are vention isto provide, in a wire article of the type what may be referred to asupper and lower comprising upper and lower units including series ofwire loops i2 and i3, respectively. It 15 'swingingloops, novel meansfor connecting said will be noted that the loops l2 and it are alsoloops together for operation in unison. slidably interconnected foroperationin unison. Other objects of the invention are to provideFurther, loops l3 are twisted on their free ends a wire article of thecharacter described which in a manner to provide eyes ll which areenwill be comparatively simple in construction. gaged in the eyes illthus connecting said loops 20 strong, durable, highly eflicient andreliable in i3 to-the loops 9 for operation therewith. use, compact,light in weight, attractive in ap- On their free ends the upper loopsII, are pearance and which maybe manufactured at formed to provide eyesIt. Mounted in the eyes 7 low cost. I5 is an endless chain or othersuitable flexible All of the foregoing and still further objects elementl6 which may be utilized for supp0rting and advantages of the inventionwill become apthe article as well as for drawing the loops l2 inparentfrom a study of the following specification, wardly. Threaded throughthe eyes ill on the taken in connection with the accompanying loops 9 isan endless flexible element in the form drawings wherein like charactersof reference of a ribbon, wire or the like II which, in additiondesignate corresponding parts throughout the to being ornamental, maylimit the spread of 30 several views, and wherein: said loops andsupport them in open position.

Figure 1 is an elevational view of an embodi- It will thus be seenthat awire article of atment of the invention, tractive appearance has beenprovided which is Figure 2 is a plan view of the bottom or basecapable'of assuming a large number of difierent of the article. shapes,such as those illustrated in Figs. 3 to 6; 35

Figures 3 to 6, inclusive, are phantom views inclusive, of the drawings.While the device is illustrating anumber of different shapes which innde prim ly for use 85 a basket recepthe article is capable of assuming.tacle, it ls adapte'd' 'for many otheruses, suclras Figure '7 is a.fragmentary view in perspective, a upp rt f r vari s arti eshen in acom- 40 showing a portion of the b ttom or ase, pletely collapsed orfolded position the device will 40 Referring now to the drawingsin-detail, it will py a m m 01' Webe seen that the embodimentv of theinvention It is believed that the many advantages of a which has beenillustrated comprises upper and. wire article constructed in accordancewith the lower units which are designated generally by present inventionwill be readily understood and the reference numeralsl and 2;respectively. The although a preferred embodiment of the device 45 lowerunit 2 includes a ring 3 of-suitable heavy s as illustrated anddescribed, it is to be underwire having formed therein at spaced pointsdestood that changes in the details 01 construction pending loopsconstituting supporting legs I. may be resorted to which will fallwithin the Mounted diametrically on the ring- 3 and secured scope of theinvention as claimed. at their ends thereto are supporting wires 5. AsWhat is claimed ls:'-

illustrated to advant e in Figs. 1 and 7 of the 1.-An article of theclass described comprising drawings, certain of the wires 5 e pp upperand lower units, the lower unit including 9. around and securedtotheneck portions of the wire supporting ring, a plurality of slidablyinloops 4, as at 6, in a manner to strengthen said terconnected loopsjournalled on said supporting 5 loops 4. Where they cross, the wires 5are se-' ring for swinging movement in a vertical plane. 5

first and second named loops together for operation in unison.

2. An article of the class described comprising operatlvely connectedupper and lower foldable units, said lower unit comprising a wire ringincluding depending loops at spaced points pro- I viding supportinglegs, and a plurality of wires mounted diametrically on said ring, theend portions of certain of said wires being wrapped around and securedto the neck portions of said loops.

3. An article of the class described comprising upper and lower units,each unit including a ring and slidably interconnected loops joumalledon said ring, means operatively connecting the loops of the lower unitto certain of the loops of the upper unit for operation in unisontherewith, eyes on the free ends of the remaining loops of the upperunits, and an endless flexible element mounted in said eyes andconstituting a support for the article.

JOSEPH LAPINSKAS.

